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3 Classes

Easy Designing: Cable Additions & Substitutions

Ever wished you knew how to add cables to a sweater pattern? The first step to designing is the urge to change patterns. Explore how to add cables to an existing pattern and how to substitute one cable for another while studying examples from hats and scarves to skirts and sweaters. Norah has devised a method to make switching up cables easier, but be prepared to swatch. This six-hour class takes the day to fully develop and prove our ideas.  (Full day class)

Charts and Schematics: How to Use Eazydraw on Your Mac

You don’t need a special knitting software package to easily make beautiful cable, lace, and colorwork charts or draw professional-looking schematics on your computer. One simple, inexpensive drawing app for your Mac will do it all. Norah will guide you through the process she uses to make charts and schematics with the easy-to-understand and intuitive program/app, Eazydraw. Note: This app is for Mac computers only and you need to provide your own Mac laptop for the class.

Choose Your Own Arrangement—Cabled Hat

Design a cabled hat without the hard work. Choose from a variety of different cable charts designed for the class and learn how to complete your hat by following prewritten design templates for a beanie, slouchy hat, or beret. All three styles can be knit seamlessly in the round or flat, then seamed. Experience reading charts is helpful, but if you’ve never done it before, you can learn it here. The variety of charts will include a range of difficulty so intermediate or advanced knitters can forge ahead and take on a more challenging chart while beginners can keep it simple.

2 lectures

Lecture: Designing with Simple Geometric Shapes—Sweaters with Flexible Fit

Lecture: Designing Cables: How One Idea Leads to the Next